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Candid judicial philosophy is a fair game, fair to ask if a nominee can uphold a law they disagree with. it is fair to ask about criminal sentences imposed or not imposed and rules and orders and decisions. the confirmation process should be thorough, rigorous and fair. if you of the justices to be fair, why not prove it by acting fairly in your treatment of those justices. joining me now former senator, thank you for joining us. i cannot get over the irony. senate democrats were tough on brett ...

Candid judicial philosophy is a fair game, fair to ask if a nominee can uphold a law they disagree with. it is fair to ask about criminal sentences imposed or not imposed and rules and orders and decisions. the confirmation process should be thorough, rigorous and fair. if you of the justices to be fair, why not prove it by acting fairly in your treatment of those justices. joining me now former senator, thank you for joining us. i cannot get over the irony. senate democrats were tough on brett ...

By one of my colleagues, quote, meritless to the point of dema dema demagoguery. they fly in the face to approach with civility and respect. "the washington post," abc news and cnn have exposed some of these charge as falsehoods. critics even stooped to accuse you of sharing views of the represented even though they know your work as an attorney was in service to the civil rights and promise of effective assistance to counsel. law enforcement officials including the international association of ...

Jus justice ruth bader ginsburg i recall you called them the republicans line of questioning personally offensive. i wonder as were talking about the distinction between todays senate -- we often hear about it -- versus the senate of years gone by including that which now president biden has derived from. what do you make of the comparison how the judiciary committee operated at that time compared to now? are you seeing the stark contrast or as you mentioned the days of willy horton you think ar...

Before the witnesses even uttered a single word. how do you do that? how do you judge credibility before the person even says anything? are you a palm reader, a psychic? there were senators so clue less they reversed one of the principles of our justice system, the presumption of innocence, demanding that accused prove his own innocence, you dont have to go to law school to know we have a presumption of innocence in this country, just watch tv shows or graduate elementary school, everyone knows ...

To a place of more civility instead of what were seeing today. >> michelle, i want to get your thoughts, in the little bit of time we have left, as well, particularly about the chilling effect, when youre looking at the impact on the lawyers who would be coming throug, the lawyers coming through this process. what is your thinking there? >> michael, im so glad that you asked this question, because theres also a chilling e if eblgt effect amongst those who represent people who are defendants. the...

Kind of effect that will get us to a place of more civility, instead of which we are seeing today. >> michelle, i wanna get your thoughts, in the little bit of time we have left as well. partly about the chilling effect, when youre looking at the impact on the lawyers who would be coming through the judges through this process, and what you do working with those lawyers and judges, what is your take there? >> michael, im so glad you asked this question, because theres also a chilling effect amon...

Desantis and pushing back against the federal maufk and it is not just planes and travel hubs dealing with planes, you are talking about ride shareing and taxis and ferries and any kind of public transportation and we see all around the nation, sporting events even state of the union are maskless. it is time. we are fearful this administration will not lift the cdc rule. they are talking about lifting health policy at the border but not the trantransportation orde >> todd: ag moody, once masks d...

The ability to engage and disagree with one another in a civil manner is at the top of mind for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

The ability to engage and disagree with one another in a civil manner is at the top of mind for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett.